Arlington Middle School PLC Presentation and SMART Goals
Arlington Middle School PLC Presentation and SMART Goals
Arlington Middle School PLC Presentation and SMART Goals
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ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOLS.M.A.R.T. Goal Progress ReportFebruary 14, 2012
AMS DEMOGRAPHICS 550 students in grades 6-8 31% (170 students) qualify for free or reducedlunch (increase of 5% from previous year) 12% of students receive special ed services 5.6% Asian American 16.8% African American 16.9% Hispanic American 60% Caucasian 13 Limited English Proficient students
522010 & 2011 ELA SCORES56 57504844G-6 2010 G-6 2011 G-7 2010 G-7 2011 G-8 2010 G-8 2011
2010 & 2011 MATH SCORES716859 594942G-6 2010 G-6 2011 G-7 2010 G-7 2011 G-8 2010 G-8 2011
2010-2011 <strong>PLC</strong> WORK Raise the proficiency of 8 th graders by 10%.[proficiency dropped 6 percentage points] By the end of 2010-2011 school year, over 70% ofstudents will reach level 3 on ELA exam.[49% reached proficiency]
2011-2012 <strong>PLC</strong> WORK AMS Building Leadership Team S.M.A.R.T. goal:Raise the percentage of students meeting orexceeding the state st<strong>and</strong>ards in grades 3-8 ELA<strong>and</strong> grades 3-8 math by 5 percentage points ineach grade level as measured by the NYSTP ELA<strong>and</strong> math exams.How?• RtI, Intervention Center, after school tutoringpartnership with SUNY New Paltz, Departmental<strong>PLC</strong> analysis of data <strong>and</strong> <strong>SMART</strong> goal setting.
ELA S.M.A.R.T. GOALS 2011-2012 Students in sixth grade will increase their abilityto evaluate information of ideas, opinions, <strong>and</strong>themes by identifying missing or unclearinformation, as measured by classroom skillsassessments in the Expert 21 programthroughout the school year. Students in sixth grade will increase their abilityto critically analyze <strong>and</strong> respond to nonfictiontexts as measured by the Scholastic ReadingInventory by June 2012. We will raise the percentage of students meetingor exceeding proficiency in ELA by 5 percentagepoints in grades 6, 7, <strong>and</strong> 8 in accordance withDistrict goals.
MATH S.M.A.R.T. GOALS 2011-2012 Analyze NYSTP data, identify major topics thatstudents struggle with in math, <strong>and</strong> increasetheir performance on questions related to thesetopics by 5% overall in all grades as measured bythe NYSTP math assessment in June 2012.
ACTION STEPS AND STRATEGIES FORIMPROVEMENT Departmental <strong>PLC</strong>s with a focus on S.M.A.R.T. goalsetting <strong>and</strong> work. Continue to infuse more nonfiction readings intocurriculums across the disciplines. Professional Development during team meetings inthe APPR process. Faculty meetings devoted to learning the newCommon Core Learning St<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> the twelveshifts in literacy <strong>and</strong> math associated with them. Participation in the <strong>School</strong> Quality Review processwhereby a two year Comprehensive Educational Planwill be developed in partnership with SED.
ACTION STEPS AND STRATEGIES FORIMPROVEMENT CONT’D New 6 th grade balanced literacy approach to ELAin a double-block of 80 minutes per day. Elimination of special class departmentalizedclasses for special ed students. Newly established Intervention Center includingthe use of iPads won through a competitive TIPprocess. Addition of a parallel ELA 6 block with anequally rigorous but leveled curriculum.
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